We’re ushering in a bit of a new age here at Charfish and doing video/motion graphics work. It’s a blast…for us and our customers. First off, what are videos like this even for? Well they’re basically branding…but in video format. When people get on YouTube and click a million videos per second, everything starts to […]
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How Design Can Defeat Your Biggest Competition
Probably the most common question I get here at Charfish is, “Why does design even matter? What’s the difference between putting out great content and putting out great content that also looks amazing? Don’t they have the same traction?” We’re going to answer that question in a seemingly roundabout fashion. In fact, what we’re going […]
WEEKLY TIPS ON BRANDING & DESIGN
Ebooks, Kindle and PDFs, Oh My!
When it comes to books nowadays, you’ll hear many terms thrown around pretty regularly: Ebook, PDF, Kindle, Nook, ePub, .mobi…the list goes on. We don’t blame you for being confused…it’s confusing. Don’t fret, we’re here to make some sense of this stuff for you. Luckily, despite the confusing terms, dot-whatever file types and cute device […]
WEEKLY TIPS ON BRANDING & DESIGN
The Charfish Design Manifesto
Why a manifesto? Because in a world where everyone’s a designer, designing isn’t enough anymore. Clients want to know what’s behind their projects and the people that do them. Some say technology is making our world smaller but it’s really just making it more anonymous. There are professionals from every field available online. You can […]
WEEKLY TIPS ON BRANDING & DESIGN
Ebook Myths #2 – “It’s okay if my ebook looks lousy. It’s free.”
Question: When it comes to putting out your own ebook, is a standard Word template good enough? Answer: Hahahahahahaha! We are continuing today with the series on ebook design. This time we’re going to discuss the bare-minimum quality that ANY ebook should have. By bare-minimum we mean an ebook that at first appearance won’t make […]
WEEKLY TIPS ON BRANDING & DESIGN
Free Goodies: Paint Textures
Free Paint Textures for your designing pleasure. Oh yes! Everyone has spent the last month or so crying for the lack of free items, I know. So here you are, some funky peeling-paint textures. You can print these out and frame them for your living room, or you can download them and make your friends […]